Interesting flag question

[byron]

There is one place ashore that has sanction from the Admiralty to leave it's Ensign flying day and night, unusually this place is not Royal Navy yet flies a White Ensign (no it isn't the RYS)
Anyone know the answer?

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[ccscott49]

Re: No.

No

 

[Guest]

A magpie with one foot nailed to the ground. Oops no thats the answer to "whats black and white and goes round and round".

Um admiralty house? The ensign shop in Thames Ditton? Bob "Hammerfist" robinsons speedboat in his driveway? Your house?

 

[Seafort]

Re: how about.....

the national maritime museum at greenwich ?

df

 

[ccscott49]

Could it be the greenwich hospital place for RN?

 

[suzanne]

I know this!

Very good Byron, bet you thought no-one would know this but.......
It is flown on a church near limehouse. It is the only church allowed to fly the white ensign because its got some sort of special dispensation by the admiralty to leave it up day and night, because the vicar (an ex RN man) asked and received permission due to the flag being 60 feet up a tower and the parishioners are too old and fragile to climb up and raise and lower the flag twice a day. Correct me if i'm wrrrrrr wro.... oh you know!

Suzanne xXx

 

[byron]

Re: I know this!

WOW! YES! to quote Michael Caine "not a lot of people know that" I am surprised you knew the answer.
As a matter of interest the Vicar there is a real down to earth tough dude. He is an ex RN 'Tiffie' who freely admits to having formally been a rootin' tootin' hard drinking womaniser before he got the calling. He is a Yottie himself and one hell of a guy. I'm not a religious bloke myself but if I was his would be the Church I would use.

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[paulineb]

Re: I know this!

I am SO impressed Suzanne. Well done. As a prize, I won't let me Mr B embarrass you for 6 months, but after that you're on yer own ;-)

Pauline B

 

[suzanne]

Re: Quick!

Hurry someboady ask some more questions, i could get MrB to leave me alone forever!

Suzanne xXx

 

[paulineb]

Re: Quick!

You're not THAT good yet ;-)

Pauline B

 

[ChrisP]

out to pasture

I give up. Daughter knows more than dad. Now is the time to lie down and retreat to the marina in the sky.

Still at least up there I get a go at driving the boat. RIP

Is hell a place where you are given a brand new Riva with unlimited fuel and a flat sea but you can't undo the ropes?

 

[suzanne]

Re: go on, say it

Ahhh Dad was that your way of saying how clever i am. Thank You! As for the boat, if im being forced to the boat to sit and smile while we go through the oh so boring process of Sarah's bday then i think the least you can do is let me drive the boat!

Suzanne xXx